It's uncertain if the i7-4790K at 4.6 GHz will keep up with 1080p at 165Hz in the distant future.
It's uncertain if the i7-4790K at 4.6 GHz will keep up with 1080p at 165Hz in the distant future.
Considering an upgrade to the i9-9900K with 8 cores and 16 threads, I estimate needing around $1,400 in hardware. I plan to purchase the CPU, 64GB of Dominator Platinum, and the motherboard together. I usually get everything I need at once without skimping on quality. The main debate is whether doubling the cores, boosting memory bandwidth from 1.8Gb to 3.2Gb, improving IPC, and supporting 5.0GHz performance for $1,400 is worth it, or if I should hold off until DDR5 arrives. I’m leaning toward sticking with my 1080 Ti for now, as it meets my 1440p 165Hz gaming requirements. I just need a solid CPU to go with it. Think the i7 4790K is still a good fit for years ahead? Please, no—I’m not planning to switch to AMD due to personal reasons.
I wouldn't upgrade unless I had the information, wait for intel to reach 10nm.
You're using an i7920 OC'd at 4.2 GHz and occasionally upscaling games to 1440p. The CPU is still handling things fine. In gaming, the processor is usually not a major issue unless you're pushing it too hard. Since most games don't rely heavily on hyperthreading, having at least four cores running smoothly is usually sufficient. Your setup seems solid for general gaming.
The GTX 1080ti will need a upgrade well before your CPU can handle 1440p gaming. New titles are coming soon that will be much more demanding, and upcoming releases next year and the following year will introduce graphics tech the current GPU can't manage well. I’m running a GTX 1080 and a 4770K for 1440p playthroughs, and I haven’t planned an CPU upgrade anytime soon because it works perfectly in all games, though the GPU is a different matter. It’s still okay now, but I’m aware it won’t last much longer. Don’t expect Pascal to hold up well from here on out. That’s not about multitasking, lol.
Sure thing! It really helped you get some ideas from his responses. I think I’ll skip this generation—I’ve got a solid i7 4790k running perfectly. It’s an awesome CPU! Thanks for the fast replies, everyone.
The game itself can't fully utilize hyperthreading/SMT yes however having it means that whatever other resources background/side applications may require from the CPU you will have smaller hits on your 1% and 0.1% lows. So in shorts hyper-threading or SMT usually won't gain you more fps however it will 'protect' your minimums providing a smoother gameplay. Majority of the newer titles is fully optimized for 4 cores, that means though the best CPU for gaming to buy nowadays should be a 6 cores one, so your game can take those 4 cores just to itself and the OS, background stuff and so on have the spare 2 cores to play around maximizing your gaming performance potential. All that said an i7 4790K is perfectly capable yet, you do have what to gain going to the i7 8700K but at this point waiting for 9th gen is the least you should do.